Tak
Tak
Our footsteps became more audible the more we walked.Phil and I have been walking for a bit now and I am starting not to recognize any of the coffee shops passing by us.Where is this and how the hell does this guy find this place.I'm starting to suddenly feel reluctant about this whole ordeal."So,Phil,what's your major?"I asked to break the 'silent wall' between us."I uh study Custosology,"he replied,clearly as aware as I am of the 'silent wall'."Oh?That's really interesting,what made you choose that?"I further interrogated him.He smiled and said,"This feels like an interrogation."It suddenly feels like he's reading my brain,which only intrigued me more.I returned the smile,"Well,maybe I am interrogating you.Maybe I'm a really cool secret agent."He giggled and his tongue poked out between his teeth and I could not help but join in."Well,I just like custos clouds.They're just so simple yet so complex,you know?They've helped us through so much more than we realize.They are what makes us who we are and they are what keep us to who we are.Without them,we wouldn't be as happy as we are.Hell,without them we might even be dead..Not to mention they're incredibly cute!"he rambled as he pet Esen-who was resting on his forearm.Esen shook a bit and dropped three pieces of caramel toffee for Phil."Uh,you okay?"I questioned,looking at the toffee pieces."Yeah,Esen just likes to make me as happy as I can,"he replied and sped up his walking pace."Hey,wait up,"I said,speeding up my walking pace but careful to not disturb the sleeping Audra in her nest(she should really stop sitting in my hair like a lazy oaf).
"what do think of this place?Cool,yeah?"Phil was beaming,waiting for my answer."Woah,how did you find this place?"I was genuinely impressed.It's a small coffee shop called 'Jour de pluie'.The ceiling was covered in a material that mimics a cloudy day with faint light blue and grey lights filtering through;making it seem like the cafe has its own rainy atmosphere.The chairs were hanging down from the ceiling and the floor looked almost transparent with a liquid that resembles water flowing through it."I've got some info about it from the inside,"Phil whispered as he pointed to a guy with frizzy,curly hair preparing some sort of drink;he looks experienced too."Hey Peej!"Phil waved and shouted as he went to talk to the guy,'Peej'.I followed slowly behind Phil.Phil seems nice and with pure intentions but that doesn't mean I won't be careful,after all,I'm still surrounded by strangers.It's better to be as cautious as I can,I decided."Hey PhillyL,"the guy greeted back,with an equally questionable nickname."I see you've got some company.Hello,good sir,I go by PJ.What might be the name of a handsome young man like yourself?"PJ continued,in an extremely fancy and stupid accent.I've only known Phil for about fifteen minutes and I can already deduce the type of people Phil has as friends.Ah to hell with it,cautious my arse.I smiled and replied in an equally stupid accent,"Bonjour,fine sir.I am referred to as Daniel or Dan,as the peasants say.Refer to me as Dan."I made sure to stretch out all the words to sound extra stupid.I could basically hear Phil roll his eyes."You dare call me a peasant!?"PJ pretended to be offended."You kids done playing?"Phil said.We all laughed and Esen dropped a gumball.Phil's laugh tuned down to a smile and he pet Esen then sighed.I won't ask him about it again since he avoided it last time,and it's none of my business since we probably won't meet again."So what would you guys like to drink and Phil,you usually don't bring anyone here with you,then?"PJ asked.Phil told him all what happened in vivid detail too."I'll order for Dan,"Phil hesitated and looked at me,"If you don't mind,"he continued.I nodded,"I'm new here,I don't know shit."Audy hummed in dissatisfaction."okay okay,I won't cuss mom,"I rolled my eyes.Phil smiled and slammed his hands on the counter"Give us the special p,"Phil beamed."Two special P's comin' right up sir,"PJ hurried back to get the ingredients.I laughed,"Special P?"Phil gave me a proud-filled look,"Peej and I invented it together.The owner of the place loved it so much that he actually out it on the menu.Trust me,you'll get addicted!"
More than a few Special P's later,Phil and I ended up hanging out the until next class."You're fun for a newbie.This is your first day?"Phil smirked."You're only a year ahead of me,"I rolled my eyes."Ah,to be young again,"Phil closed his eyes and pretended to be in thought.I looked to Phil,prepared to show him just how old he is when I noticed something.The sun really defines his features.For most people,the sun would punch you but not Phil.For Phil,the sun hugs his face and makes him look pretty.Most boys look handsome but Phil looks pretty,it's like he is a painting that God was so proud of that he made his personality as good as his looks and I've only known him for a few hours.I looked away before Phil opened his eyes,because I think I stared for too long:I couldn't help it.We both laughed."Thanks for hanging out even though I accidentally toppled you and gave you a bruise or two.I had fun,and I'm glad we met,"he smiled sincerely thankful.His gratitude felt so sincere."It's not a problem.Thank you for hanging out with me since it's my first day and all and I know I wouldn't have approached anyone really,"I was saying the truth.I would have never approached anyone,instead I would have stayed at home like a timid,introverted beast."I'm glad I could skip the whole i-realised-i-am-lonely-as-hell-and-need-to-mAKE-SOME-FRIENDS step,"I added."Want my number?"Phil asked,taking out his phone-it had a nice,purple cover.He blanched for a second before adding,"In a friendly way!!"He looked utterly embarrassed over something so stupid."I promise I don't hit on my friends as soon as I meet them,"he mumbled,chuckling."You hit on them later then?"I laughed."Ugh!Do you still want my number or what?"He joined in,still embarrassed."Sure,"I replied taking out my own,cover-less phone.
I was sitting down in a crammed room with what seems like a thousand other students.I sighed and looked at Audy,who was laying on my pencil case.I wish I can be like her,with no worries, a simple mindset of 'only make those who you love happy and stay alive',and a lot of doing nothing but being amiable and cute.We,humans,can and will never be like our cloudy friends.They are all so selfless and simple,while we are just selfish to an extent and too complex for our own good.I felt Audy nudge my hand gently.She dropped 2 small mint gumballs on the desk.I took them and pet her as a sign of gratitude.Just as my hand left Audy's fluffy body,my phone vibrated:
PHIL: hey :-) hows the first day
DAN: ugh the prof is late and I feel like my eyes will fall in front of me
PHIL:Ah newbies
DAN:you'll regret it if you don't stop that
PHIL:ok,ok don't want to hurt the kid's feelings
DAN RENAMED PHIL TO GRAMPS
GRAMPS:real mature
DAN:warned you :^]
PHIL RENAMED DAN TO D-SLICE
D-SLICE:funny
GRAMPS: :-}
D-SLICE:guess i had it coming
GRAMPS:hey dan?
D-SLICE:yeah?
GRAMPS:want to hang out later?
D-SLICE:yeah
GRAMPS: :D
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short author's note:
hello
firstly,thank you for reading and i hope you enjoyed and i will mostly be uploading on fridays
i apologize for not keeping a schedule but my phone got busted and my progress in the story was deleted
i just got around to rewriting it all
thank you for your patience and i will try uploading and writing more regularly when i get my new phone
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